Castle Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 113340
- Address
- Barrington Street, EX16 6QR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 287 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 77.4%
Other White 12.9%
Mixed 2.7%
African 2.1%
Unclassified 1.4%
Indian 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Castle Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
| Year 1 | 38 20 18 |
| Year 2 | 38 18 20 |
| Year 3 | 50 21 29 |
| Year 4 | 32 20 12 |
| Year 5 | 54 25 29 |
| Year 6 | 28 15 13 |